Olive Garden Chicken Con Broccoli

Title: Olive Garden Chicken Con Broccoli

Category: pastas & noodles, poultry

Cuisine: Italian

Servings: 1

Ingredients

• 1 lb chicken breasts
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 4 oz dry orecchiette pasta
• 1 c heavy whipping cream
• 2 Tbsp butter
• 2 tsp minced garlic
• 2 tsp cornstarch
• 1 c broccoli florets
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 Tbsp grated Parmesan cheese
• Spice Mixture
  • 2 tsp dried basil
  • 2 tsp dried parsley
  • 2 tsp dried rosemary
  • 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Combine ingredients from Spice Mixture. Rub onto the chicken breasts. Cook chicken in the olive oil until done and browned. Set aside.

Cook orecchiette in a large pot of boiling salted water until al dente. Drain and return pasta to pot.

Stir butter and garlic into saute pan. Cook until garlic caramelizes, then add the cream and the cornstarch. Cook over medium heat until sauce thickens. Add to pasta.

Stir chicken and broccoli into the pasta. Simmer until everything is heated through. Remove from heat and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Season with salt and pepper.